The strong coupling constant: State of the art and the decade ahead

C. Ayala, M. A. Benitez-Rathgeb, J. Blümlein, D. Boito, N. Brambilla, D. Britzger, S. Camarda, A. M. Cooper-Sarkar, T. Cridge, G. Cvetic, M. Dalla Brida, A. Deur, F. Giuli, M. Golterman, A. H. Hoang, J. Huston, M. Jamin, A. V. Kotikov, V. G. Krivokhizhin, A. S. KronfeldV. Leino, K. Lipka, T. Mäkelä, B. Malaescu, K. Maltman, S. Marzani, V. Mateu, S. Moch, P. F. Monni, P. Nadolsky, P. Nason, A. V. Nesterenko, R. Perez-Ramos, S. Peris, P. Petreczky, A. Pich, K. Rabbertz, A. Ramos, D. Reichelt, A. Rodriguez-Sanchez, J. Rojo, M. Saragnese, L. Sawyer, M. Schott, S. Schumann, B. G. Shaikhatdenov, S. Sint, G. Soyez, D. Teca, A. Vairo, M. Vos, C. Waits, J. H. Weber, M. Wobisch, K. Xie, Giulia Zanderighi

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Abstract

This document provides a comprehensive summary of the state-of-the-art, challenges, and prospects in the experimental and theoretical study of the strong coupling $\alpha_s$. The current status of the seven methods presently used to determine $\alpha_s$ based on: (i) lattice QCD, (ii) hadronic $\tau$ decays, (iii) deep-inelastic scattering and parton distribution functions fits, (iv) electroweak boson decays, hadronic final-states in (v) e+e-, (vi) e-p, and (vii) p-p collisions, and (viii) quarkonia decays and masses, are reviewed. Novel $\alpha_s$ determinations are discussed, as well as the averaging method used to obtain the PDG world-average value at the reference Z boson mass scale, $\alpha_s(m^2_Z)$. Each of the extraction methods proposed provides a "wish list" of experimental and theoretical developments required in order to achieve an ideal permille precision on $\alpha_s(m^2_Z)$ within the next 10 years.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
HerausgeberarXiv.org
Seitenumfang131
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 15 März 2022

ÖFOS 2012

  • 103012 Hochenergiephysik

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